City’s air not so healthy

Chandigarh | Wednesday | 17th July, 2019

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Pollution level above the permissible limit of 60 µ/m3Tribune News ServiceChandigarh, July 16The pollution level in the city is above the permissible limit. The average RSPM level was observed at 107 µ/m3 in 2017 while it remained at 105 µ/m3 in 2018, which is higher than the permissible limit of 60 µ/m3. SOx and NOx levels in air of the city are well below the permissible limit. Air quality parameters to be monitored on real-time basisPunjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore inaugurated Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) in front of the Department of Public Health near the Panjab University campus in Sector 25 here. Through this system, various ambient air quality parameters can be monitored online on real-time basis..